Deborah Osburn and her Watermark Collection for clé and Tilevera (Sausalito, CA).......clé is proud to introduce the Watermark Collection, designed by Deborah Osburn for Tilevera. The collection of hand crafted porcelain tile was inspired by Japanese textile dying techniques. Osburn has expanded the traditional indigo color to include gold verdigris, which becomes turquoise as the dye travels. Each unglazed tile is hand cut, fired and dyed, which allows the tile to absorb the pigments …
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Clé in New York Times: Tiles Soaking Up the Local Color
The New York Times features Deborah Osborn in a roundup of tiles titled "Tiles Soaking Up the Local Color." The editors note, "Deborah Osburn began making colorful tiles to brighten up a mostly beige-dominated industry nearly 30 years ago. And though in recent years she has been selling other artists’ designs, she has returned to her creative roots with the Watermark Collection for Clé, her artisan tile company. Inspired by Japanese techniques, she produced the ombré-stained tiles by placing …
clé: The New Limestone Tile Collection by Deborah Osburn for Tilevera
(Sausalito, CA).......clé is proud to introduce the 17th Century tile collection, designed by Deborah Osburn for Tilevera. The collection of 12" x 12" limestone tile was inspired by 17th century delftware that had its origins in China and made its way across Europe. Tilevera honors the classic combinations of blue and white, yellow and magenta while bringing delft into the 21st century. Osburn has expanded the original delftware colors to a modern palette of pink, grey, green, teal and …
Clé Tiles in Architectural Digest November 2013
Clé Tiles is featured in the Architectural Digest MARKET REPORT that is highlighting "Smart products for stylish renovations" The text is by Stephanie Schomer and the piece was produced by Parker Bowie Larson. View the Full Article PDF Of the new collection, Deborah Osborn says, "All of 17th century's designs originated first from motifs inspired from nature and were carefully and artfully crafted into plates, vessels and tiles that were first popularized during the 17th century as …
Clé Tiles in Traditional Home Nov-Dec 2013
Clé is featured in Traditional Home. The November/December 2013 issue tapped the company's tiles by Ryan Hoffmann for their New+Next Market section. The magazine's editors say, "Inspired by his travels, South African artist Ruan Hoffmann has designed his second collection of cement tiles for Clé. "Postcards From Myself" includes 25 lithographed designs on 8-inch-square tiles, mostly in vibrant blues and poppy reds. Says Hoffmann: These designs represent my connections to the oceans where I have …